besette

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German besetten, compare with Danish besætte.

Verb

besette (imperative besett, present tense besetter, passive besettes, simple past besatte, past participle besatt, present participle besettende)

  1. to occupy (a territory)
  2. to obsess, possess
  3. to fill (a vacancy)
  4. to deck, trim, stud (with jewels etc.)

Derived terms

References

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈset.te/

Verb

besette

  1. inflection of besettan:
    1. first-person singular present/preterite indicative
    2. third-person singular preterite indicative
    3. singular present/preterite subjunctive
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